Parallel World Academy

Episode 165 Departure.(1)

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When I returned to the club room, everyone turned their attention to me.

Then he shifted his gaze to and fro, me once, the paperwork once, me once, and the paperwork once.

“How are you?”

Priscilla asked with a questionable face.

Instead of answering, I handed out the papers, and the guys who saw that the papers had a seal on them embraced each other with joy.

“Then, once we graduate, can we officially become heroes?”

“Once the association approves, we can do it now. Of course, only authorized missions are possible.”

“It’s good though. Now you are a real hero.”

“You will be involved in more dangerous things in the future, don’t you worry?”

“No one else, do you have the right to say that? You are the one who has lived the most dangerous life here. After all, we were just getting caught up in it. Silly.”

Priscilla was confused.

I tried to protest that it wasn’t that I got involved in most of the recent events, but that you guys were meddling, but I couldn’t.

Because of Priscilla’s next words.

“And, if it’s dangerous, will you protect me?”

Priscilla smiled brightly at me.

Aina also nodded her head slightly as if she agreed.

It would have been nice if I could have enjoyed this joy a little more, but since Alfred, who was watching with kind eyes, coughed and blew a candle, the joy had to be left as a lingering aftertaste.

“I’m sorry to disturb you when you’re in a good mood, but I’d like you to take me out of there.”

“What nonsense?”

At Katarina’s absurd remark, I asked with a smile.

As he is also a close friend, I have no intention of abandoning him, but I have no intention of protecting him by throwing his body.

No, in the first place, I had no intention of forcing a guy I disliked to join.

What are you going to do with a team you don’t like?

“I haven’t decided yet whether or not to go in… ”

“It’s okay if you don’t want to come in. I will not force you.”

“No, I don’t mean that.”

“then?”

“I respect your will. I’ll join your team too. But before that, I think we need to make sure we do it.”

Katarina looked more serious than ever.

In response to that reaction, I stopped joking around with the joke and listened to what he had to say.

“I am a person who dreams of becoming a hero, but you are not. right? To you, a hero is just a means to an end. I don’t know what that purpose is.”

“right. To some extent.”

“okay. So I had no choice but to bring this up.”

“But I don’t want to turn away from people in need.”

“Of course, if you see such people, you will be happy to reach out too. I know you’re not a villain. But, is it really possible in all circumstances?”

I could not readily answer yes.

Because I wasn’t that righteous.

“… Of course, I don’t want to force it either. Just because you’re a hero doesn’t mean you have to be altruistic. There are heroes like this, and there are heroes like that. Still, I want to be that person. A person who no one ignores. I think that’s the hero’s calling.”

“Certainly, I don’t think I can do that. The sense of duty as a hero is only suboptimal for me. In the end, you have to survive to be able to pursue the future.”

Some will think of me as a selfish person.

I have no intention of denying

It would be ridiculous to introduce myself as an altruistic person.

However, if I have to make a small protest, it is that you do not have to fulfill your calling even at the cost of sacrificing yourself.

In particular, I must have a reason to survive.

Because I haven’t completely annihilated the last black screen and the Somnium Liberator, I haven’t been able to repay all the favors I’ve received from my gifts, and I haven’t been able to keep my promise to make them happy.

At least I couldn’t die until I accomplished all of that.

“okay. As such, we each have different goals. so”

“No, it’s not that different.”

“… What do you mean?”

“Katrina. Is there something you want to protect too?”

“Of course.”

“So do i. So, you protect what you want to protect. I will protect what I want to protect.”

Sometimes there comes a day when you have to stop.

There will certainly come a day when you will step back, and there will also be a day of defeat.

Maybe he’ll run away horribly.

but it’s ok

Because anyone can do it.

You just have to remember that the action was by no means meaningless.

In order not to fall in front of the things you want to protect, in order not to run away, if you think that you are engraving on your body, you will surely move forward someday.

I believe so.

“No, maybe it’s different. Unlike you, sometimes I’ll wander, sometimes I’ll run away. But, when I stand in front of someone, I don’t think I will turn around.”

“… That’s your idea.”

Katarina looked surprised for a moment, as if she wasn’t expecting such a response, then smiled and reached out to me.

“Then that’s enough. I wish you all the best in the future. leader.”

“leader?”

“You are the leader of this team. So you’re the boss.”

“It’s an awkward nickname, well, I guess it’s fine. What’s important is that you’re on the same boat. I wish you well.”

With those words, Katarina, wondering what to say, put her hand away for a moment.

“That aspect is definitely your good point, so I can’t say it’s necessarily a bad thing, but in the future, you will have to reduce that appearance a bit. Being a hero is like saying that someone is dependent on you for life or death. With such an ignorant attitude, there will be no one to save.”

“You mean you need decisiveness and determination?”

“okay. In particular, you are not an ordinary hero, you are a ‘leader’, aren’t you? Don’t forget. that the burden you are carrying is much heavier. You have to take responsibility not only for the citizens, but also for ours.”

Aina and Priscilla also nodded their heads as if they agreed.

Their faces were slightly blushing, and although I knew why, I decided to pretend I didn’t know.

Because there was another eye to see here.

One, Katarina, who thought I was procrastinating as I looked at the two of them, gave me a word of encouragement.

“You will do well. If you were an unreliable human in the first place, I wouldn’t even try to form a team with you. The reason why I don’t say anything out loud is because you’re very decisive at important moments.”

“Did I?”

“When it comes to danger, he is quick to judge. In fact, the fact that there is no hesitation in the moment of slaying the enemy is enough of determination and decisiveness. In that respect, we are superior to our peers. It’s just that the standards I’m looking for are high.”

“Resoluteness and determination. I’ll keep that in mind. I don’t know if I can do it well.”

Only after hearing my answer did Katarina reach out her hand.

The other people who saw it also gently clasped their hands one by one, and when everyone’s hands came together, they all raised their hands with excitement.

‘long time no see. Everyone has such a bright expression on their faces.’

I wish this smile could last a long time.

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“Nelson. How long are you going to be quiet like this? Even those watchers are starting to move.”

“There is no need to act too hastily. Marco. Our purpose is ‘mediation’ to the end. Nothing has happened yet.”

“You’re saying that again. Hey, Raven is just an obsolete, but not a phoenix. It’s a level where I can’t be quick and jump around very much. If he hits his prime again, then it’s too late to go and stop him.”

“I know, I know. But now there is something more urgent.”

Contrary to the word urgent, Nelson looked only at the distant mountains with a very calm expression.

Marco had no choice but to burst into anger at Nelson’s attitude.

“There is nothing to be done with just the mouth saying it is urgent, it is urgent! Even the phoenix and raven are annoying, but these days even the cosmos guys seem suspicious! Isn’t that still going to increase the number of enemies?”

“Calm down, Marco. It’s not that I don’t know your heart either. But, as long as the captain has told us to stay still, we must obey his orders.”

Nelson replied with a cold, subdued expression.

However, Marco showed no sign of lowering his voice at all.

“Then I have no choice but to convince the captain!”

“If that’s the case, well, I won’t stop you. Don’t whine at me for being scolded.”

Marco silently opened the door behind Nelson.

What appeared from beyond the chilly door was a room covered in ice, and a boy sitting in the middle meditating.

“What’s up. Marco. It comes in so suddenly. You know how much I hate being disturbed.”

“I have something to tell you.”

“Just sort things out quickly. Unless you want to turn this place into ice.”

“Raven, Phoenix and Hilda Werpel, the three have been acting suspiciously lately. I don’t think it’s possible to just sit around like this, so I want you to give me an order.”

“Hmm, okay?”

The boy stopped meditating and got up slowly.

Then, he slowly made his way towards the open door.

“It’s good for the car that just lost concentration. It wouldn’t be a bad idea to go out on your own after a long time.”

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